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New South Wales won the series 3-0, outscoring Queensland 104-42 in aggregate -- the largest series margin at the time. Ryan Girdler's 32 individual points (3 tries + 10 goals) is cited as a State of Origin single-game record for that era. Exact try-scoring minutes not confirmed. Queensland's own player-of-the-series award for 2000 (era-name 'Wally Lewis Medal,' now retrospectively the Ron McAuliffe Medal) went to Darren Smith.

Scorers

New South Wales	Tries: Girdler (3); Gidley (2); Fletcher; Johns; Muir; MacDougall Goals: Girdler (10/10)
Queensland	Tries: Rogers; D. Smith; Tallis Goals: Rogers (2/3)

Teams

New South Wales			Queensland
1	Tim Brasher	Fullback	Darren Lockyer	1
2	Adam MacDougall	Wing	Mat Rogers	2
3	Ryan Girdler	Centre	Paul Bowman	3
4	Matthew Gidley	Centre	Matt Sing	4
5	Jamie Ainscough	Wing	Wendell Sailor	5
6	Brad Fittler	Five-eighth	Ben Ikin	6
7	Brett Kimmorley	Halfback	Adrian Lam	7
8	Robbie Kearns	Prop	Shane Webcke	8
9	Geoff Toovey	Hooker	Jason Hetherington	9
10	Jason Stevens	Prop	Martin Lang	10
11	Bryan Fletcher	Second Row	Gorden Tallis	11
12	Ben Kennedy	Second Row	Chris McKenna	12
13	Scott Hill	Lock	Darren Smith	13
Substitutes
14	Andrew Johns		Julian O'Neill	14
15	David Furner		Brad Thorn	15
16	Adam Muir		Tonie Carroll	16
17	Michael Vella		Craig Greenhill	17
Wayne Pearce		Coach	Mark Murray

Player of the Match

Ryan Girdler (New South Wales)

Match officials

Referee

Bill Harrigan

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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